The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-05
MISS STUDEBAkER'S TROUSSEAU.

IEeCty uOWuS NA6u0 LOT Au American
Who Is About to Become Bride.
Paris Letter in New York Tribune.
Miss Studebaker, of Chicago. who is about to
become bride, has had a number of elegant
dresses made for her trousseau by Madame Rod
rigues. IL the midst of my examination of
look at them She is graceful blonde of del
lcate frame and medium height, gentle and dis
tinguished in manners, and the possessor Of
beautiful pink white complexion.
The dresses viii: not cause discussion of the
question of decollete costumes. All tho cor
sages, including those of the most formal recep-
tions have well-defned sleeves, and the low
necks will show but very moderate portion of
the. neck, and not any OF the shoulders. Her
wedding, gown is of thickly coated gros de
Naples. The narrow pleated court train
tournure it is shaped into two small
wings, on which the long point of
the corsage rests This heavy train and the
front drapery softened in effect by an I'M
derskirt made entirely OF Malines illusion.
thickly quilted at the lower edge. then twisted
into bands and bows whose graceful turns are
Madame Roderiguess secret and specially. In
the twists nestle garlands of orange blossoms.
In contradiction to the invarabe French rule
that wedding gown must be high in the neck,
Miss Studebaker's will be cut low in VI shape
and trimmed with soft illusion Quillings gar
nshed with orange blossom buds; elbow sleeves of
illusion. Over this toilet will be thrown veil,
made to order, of rare point applique. This will ex
tend to the edge of the train, and fail over the
brides face la Juive. Thesbridal wreath, made
in the form of diadem. will be of orange bios
SONS mixed with few branches of myrtle. 1t
is the style at present to mngle the French and
| German emblematic blossoms and leaves.
An elegant reception dress is combination
| Of faded pink and old gold silk Two wide
| panels which are gathered about the waist.
| separate in front and reveal wide bands of pink
| lined with gold and artistically knotted into
| elongated loops the last ones resting on the
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| old gold is heavily covered with sheaves Of
wheat encased in bands of arabesques embroid-
| cred with gold threads in relief, and edged all
around with dropping olives of gold; tho right
/ panel is of pale pink. The train is made of
two detached widths of goods; one of old gold
| whose lower edge is heavily fringed, and the
| other Of amber velvet lined with pink and ar
ranged to look as if turned by accident The
pointed and decollete corsage of pink silk has
| amber velvet bretelles and plastron of old
| gold lace; the sleeves of the same material are
| fastened just above the elbow with bands of
| velvet. Above. two points of old gold silk come
| from the shoulder and form caps over the
sleeves. The whole of the bodice is trimmed
with dropping olives of gold
These two dresses were the only ones to which
trains were attached. The other gowns looked
| most girlish in their simplicity and grace. One
ball dress particularly effective. It was Of
| ivory crepe lisse embroidered in stripes with
paniers and having back draperies of Louis
| XVI ivory watered silk mingled with narrow
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thrown over an old pink underdress. The front
| of the skirt was irreguarly draped with crepe
lisse caught up by loose rosettes and long ends
| of old pink and electric green ribbons The
| plastron of tulle, with tiny pink and green rib
bons run through pink velvet breteles; short
| pulled sleeves strewn with innumerable ends of
| narrow ribbons
A pale blue silk dinner dress has skirt edged
with fluffy flounces of light blue English crepe
shot with small blue pearls. The left side is a
mass of irregularly placed pinked ruff1es of blue
silk, mingled here and there with puffs of creme.
The light blue drapery on the other side is pan
eed with a wide band of old ivory satin on
which embroidered focks of tiny humming
birds of light plumage resting on small garlands
of honeysackles A black drapery of blue silk
forms wings about the tournure. The corsage
| of blue silk has a pointed plastron of tulle, en-
broidered with small blue pearls; the bretelles OF
humming- bird satin are trimmed with pearl
fringe The short sleeves Of tulle have appliques
| of humming birds on the shoulders.
| A very girlish pink and white party dress has
pink silk skirt, edged with Quilted founces oil
plain white crepe lisse, crossed at short inter
walls by narrow. deeply purled pink ribbon. The
front is combination Of plain bands of crepe
lisse, covered with five rows of pink ribbon and
gathers of heavily embroidered crepe bands
and gathers tied into loops resting on the
lower fiounce. The left side of the skirt il
gracefully garnished with long trailing gar
land of pink hyacinths. The corsage is Of pinl
silk. with bertha of gathered crepe lisse
through which narrow pink ribbons are drawn
The sleeves match the bertha, tufts of hyacinth
are attached to the shoulders. All these gowns
have wide dog collars made to match in colo
and design.
A plain shopping dress of peacock blue serg
has looped over-dress falling to the edge of tn
| lower skirt. On the right is wide band o
Persian embroideries in all the deadened ORR
entail tints. The gathered corsage has bands o
Persian embroideries forming yoke and a YER
narrow basque; high neck band.